source: DCWoRMS/trunk/src/schedframe/scheduling/plugin/grid/ResourceDiscovery.java @ 477

package schedframe.scheduling.plugin.grid;

import java.util.List;

import schedframe.resources.providers.ResourceProvider;
import schedframe.scheduling.SchedulerDescription;
import schedframe.scheduling.SecurityContext;
import schedframe.scheduling.tasks.requirements.AbstractResourceRequirements;


/**
 * This interface provides access to information about resources
 *
 */
public interface ResourceDiscovery extends Module {

        /**
         * 
         * @return List of all administration domains in the system
         */
        public List<String> getAdministrationDomains(SecurityContext secContext);
        
        /**
         * 
         * @return List of resource providers available in the system
         */
        public List<ResourceProvider> getProviders(SecurityContext secContext);
        
        /**
         * 
         * @param admDomain
         * @return List of resource providers available in particular administration
         * domain.
         */
        public List<ResourceProvider> getProviders(String admDomain, SecurityContext secContext);
        

        
        public List<ResourceProvider> getProviders(AbstractResourceRequirements<?> reqDesc,
                                                                                                SecurityContext secContext);
        
        /**
         * @return description of all resources. Order of the resources is not determined.
         */
        public List<SchedulerDescription> getResources(SecurityContext secContext);

        /**
         * @param reqDesc resource requirements
         * @return description of all resources that meet resource requirements
         */
        public List<SchedulerDescription> getResources(AbstractResourceRequirements<?> reqDesc, SecurityContext secContext);

        public List<SchedulerDescription> getResources();
        
}